A4592

Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to consider combined income of all cosigners on application for participation in New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.

Introduced·3/10/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey A4592 requires the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to consider combined income of all cosigners on applications for the.

New Jersey A4592 amends the NJCLASS Loan Program by requiring the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to consider the combined income of all cosigners when setting a minimum income requirement for eligibility. This change aims to make the program more accessible to students who may not meet the income requirement on their own but have cosigners who collectively meet it. The bill ensures that the authority takes into account the financial support from all cosigners when evaluating an applicant's eligibility.

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Current
Higher Education Committee
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Committee decision

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History

Mar 10

Assembly

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee